We had our Solar System installed and is now running since September. Laura Vargas was great as she monitored all aspects of the installation and kept us informed of the progress. System is now working as described.

To begin this review let me say that overall Nova West has performed near flawlessly. For discussion purposes the service will be broken into three discrete phases, pre-sale/sale, installation, and post installation support. Pre-sale/sale: During this phase, we looked at several different vendors and got both telephone as well as email responses to certain questions. I were completely ignorant regarding Solar, so we were potentially easy marks for the unscrupulous salesman. I first got a recommendation for NovaWest Solar from Angie''s list. I contacted their Representative, Mark Luft, and after several phone conversations I asked him to come to the house where he spent adequate time to explain Solar in general and Nova West Solar specifically. He actually came to the house twice as the first time my wife wasn''t home. Mark was great, absolutely no pressure...none! After explaining the system, all the associated costs, and establishing an agreed to schedule, and collecting a down payment of $1000.00, Marks job was done. I might add everything he said and all representations were right-on. Absolutely no surprises, equipment changes, or cost over runs or differences were experienced. The Installation: The installation was completed in three days. They actually started on the day that was scheduled and completed two days early. The installers were courteous, neat, and careful with our tile roof. Members of the install team included the overview of a licensed roofing contractor and a qualified electrician. After installation the house and yard were cleared of all resultant packing materials and you wouldn''t even know that they were here. After several weeks, the City of Fresno Building Inspector arrived at our home and the installation was passed without issue. Post Installation Support: This was an area that started out a little shaky but ended quite well. In all fairness the post installation can''t really begin, or at least begin in earnest until PG&E switches the service on by integrating the solar into their meter. This was apparently done remotely by PG &E as we didn''t even know the service was switched until several days after it happened. If there is room for improvement then it would be communication in this area. However I really believe this out of the hands of the Solar Provider and strictly a PG&E function. That aside the post installation support includes helping the home owner initiate access to the monitoring Web Site supplied by the equipment manufacture Solar Edge (in our case). We had a few hiccups with that set up but after a few false starts Andrew Roldan came to our house and got us up and running. His professional attitude and service orientation confirmed my original belief that NovaWest Solar was an excellent choice as a provider for this service. I strongly recommend NovaWest as a solar service installer, and on going service provider to those in Fresno area.... read more

I had Illum install panels back in January and everything was working great until one day in early july something pop''d a fuse. I didn''t have much to go on other than "my solar panels aren''t working and flipping the breaker off/on didn''t reset it" at the time .Within 72 hours of initially tagging them an electrician came out, found the problem and fixed it. I can''t recommend Illum enough!... read more

We got bids from the crooks at SolarCity and the pros at PetersenDean. PD made it easy. Both their salesman and the project manager were nice, helpful, and professional. We offset about 75 percent of our usage and are very pleased.

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These guys did everything they promised and more.I have referred successfully family members, staff, and friends (over 12) and they all feel exactly the way I do regarding Solar Negotiators.Yes, my equipment is all American Made, my system is monitored, cleaned, and maintained by this amazing team.They were not the first team I had come out to my house but the 4th and they made it simple to understand, saved me big money over the earlier 3 bids, and got the job done in a timely manner.They are heavily involved in our community with generous support to many worthwhile causes and I would still recommend them to anyone and everyone.... read more

Just finished turning on our system!The process was smooth and the salespeople were very honest and knowledgable,Their referral program is great its a 2nd job for me and my family!Highly recommend Unisun solar

Very happy customer. very professional installers and we got everything that was promised to us. Just got my 6.4kw system turned on and with their financing I will only pay $130 a month instead $250 to PG&E. John helped us from the start to finish, needless to say, We are very happy with the decision to go with John and Nexus Solar. Will DEFINITELY recommend them for everyone out there who want solar!... read more

The Central California Solar team was excellent. Our sales rep Eric took his time answering and explaining our questions. The secretary Stella kept us informed throughout the process, and the installers were kind and courteous The pricing was the best out of the 3 quotes we received. We would highly recommend Central California Solar to our friends and family.... read more

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